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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-9

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When information is provided by registered letter with…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-1

Where a medicinal product is authorised in another Member State of the European Union or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, but is not the subject in France of either the ma…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article L3121-9-1

The chairman may decide that the meeting of the departmental council is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the meeting of the departmental council is held by videoconference, the qu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Incidents relating to the enforcement of the penal constraint

Article D49-90

During the public adversarial debate provided for in the second paragraph of Article 713-47, the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him shall be assisted by a court clerk. The a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-9-1

In the event of an exceptional health situation or any event likely to involve a large number of victims, particularly mass casualties, the information strictly necessary to identify the victims and m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-1

The contract includes information on the consequences of designating the beneficiary or beneficiaries and on the terms and conditions of this designation. It specifies that the beneficiary clause may…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-9

At its first meeting, the Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy elects its chair.It draws up and approves its rules of procedure.It issues an opinion on :1° The territorial health project ;2°…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-9

The health centres are responsible for identifying the place of care outside the health centres and for informing the public about the public or social health activities and actions implemented, the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-9-1

The conditions for issuing corrective ocular contact lenses to a first-time wearer are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-91

The financing agreement concluded in application of IV of article L. 5213-2-1 may in particular involve the Fonds de développement pour l'insertion professionnelle des handicapés mentioned in article…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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